Merck acquisition of VelosBio : US pharma giant Merck has agreed to acquire VelosBio, a California-based clinical-stage biopharma company, for $2.75 billion in an all-cash deal, in a move to strengthen its oncology pipeline. VelosBio is engaged in developing cancer therapies that target receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1). The company’s lead investigational candidate […]
Gilead Sciences acquisition of Forty Seven : US biotech company Gilead Sciences has signed an all-cash deal worth around $4.9 billion to acquire Forty Seven, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company based in California, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. The immuno-oncology company is being acquired by Gilead Sciences for $95.50 per share in cash. Through […]
Continue reading …Denovo Biopharma has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to launch its phase 2b clinical trial of DB102 in patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) in combination with radiation and temozolomide. The GBM clinical study is an extension of the company’s work to identify a genetically-enriched patient population with diffuse large B-cell […]
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